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Time/miles between Oil changes

Discussion in 'Prius v Main Forum' started by harold, Nov 16, 2024 at 12:03 PM.

  1. harold

    harold Member

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    Good afternoon all,

    I’ve been having the oil and filter changed in my 2013 Prius V (82,000 miles currently) every 6 months with full synthetic oil since new. We recently moved from Florida to DC and I’m at 7 months now and 4,500 miles since my last change. I'm Florida it was easy as I had a guy I trusted and it was nearby and I waited for the car. Here , not so easy and I guess with moving, unpacking, getting settled…so my question is, how long do you go between oil changes ?

    thank you !
     
    #1 harold, Nov 16, 2024 at 12:03 PM
  2. rjparker

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    Change at 5k miles if you value the engine, especially if it’s not burning oil yet. Change the coolant every 50k or less for the same reason.
     
    #2 rjparker, Nov 16, 2024 at 1:34 PM
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  3. bisco

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    around 5k if you can, i don't think the months are as important.
    read up on the egr circuit cleaning, all the best!
     
    #3 bisco, Nov 16, 2024 at 1:47 PM
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    Thank you for your replies.
     
    #4 harold, Nov 16, 2024 at 2:11 PM
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